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Show The Dailv Utah Chronicle, Wednesday, January r a 11 Page Eleven 11, 1978 ('fiiii (luldsUm Mime kl.(;SKl'RV HALL 1OTormance t Jainiaiy 7. 1978 I WHITNEY Chronicle staff by DAVID The disapK)intiiu'iu hit upon leaving Gieg Gokkton's miinc jxifoiinancc January 7 at Kingsbury Hall was the of the TWai toon-lik(outent. Whether this was due to die young vision of die artist or was a concession to the euteitainment exjKt tations of the audience that he depends on for his support is hard to tell. lie emphasis in the sketches presented seemed to be the everyman situational humor treated as our white-face- d the most was or tatkled through dragged blissfully a In swallowed whale, esc by being ing apades extraordinary (lushed by an enormous tree, being in an Enroll Flynn-liksword fight or being executed by a most cantankerous guillotine. But the depth of the humor struck me as quite idolestent, almost like watching overextended newspaper i ai loons, because some of the pieces needed editing. Two pieces seemed to have a broader focus and interestingly they both had accompanying sounds or music. "Doors," Goldston's first mime piece, was a delightful allegory in which the character wandered down a corridor and poked into various rooms which were filled with crowd sounds like laughing, arguing, yawning or crying. The entanglement he invariably encountered would send him scurrying to the corridor to once again set off in search for whatever. "Salute to Phantom 409," set to a piece by Tom Watts, depicted in a most compassionate and bittersweet way a stianded hitchhiker who got to know a truck driver who picked him up. The substantially sized audience had a wonderful time as we chuckled (though I can't recall anything that was actually hilarious) at Goldston's crafty antics. The finesse of the illuions he created such as climbing way to the top of a tree to sit there swaying in the wind were quite impressive. But I found myself detached from or resisting things. This was in part due to the scope of the sketches but also much of his movement was geared to creating a very specific effect to the m)I(i e Gregg Goldston: a young but strong precise performer 1 e point of iK'coming manipulative. Manipulation of the audienc e is intrinsically a part of any jx't formance, but the emphasis seemed to be heavily on single actions this exaggerated movement is funny and here's another funny movement. These movement punchlines started standing apart from and not tied into the development of the comic situation. "A Tribute to the Piza Man" introduced the newly formed company that Goldston will be working with. It was a silly sketch about the antics at a pizza shop as they receive more oi tiers than they can handle but it afforded the chance to see some exciting possibilities created for new kinds of interaction and movement dynamics. Diane Wagman had a strong presence in her broad expansive movements as she took orders over the phone. Nick Johnson had a bit of a robotlike entrance, but loosened up quickly and projected a wonderful frenetic flurry of gestures as he made pizzas with Goldston. Steven Blakely's delivery boy never seemed to get off the ground, maybe an internal reticence. One section had all four moving on stage at the same time in contrast to the staggered staging up to that point which created a most interesting and dense picture. The pace accelerated to an absurd pitch at which point they all went into slow motion on one precise count. It was a most effective moment. Although Goldston seems young in the substance of his works, he is a strong performer, for at no time during the entire night while he held the stage did he lose his audience. His performance was rich with a quality of graceful fluidity with internal impulses that registered all the way to the back of the audience. This created a nice clarity to the illusion he was trying to create. The movement is stylized and exaggerated with many dance-lik- e shapes and gestures-lung- es, and developes, bridges layouts which show off his and control. Goldston also strength puts much attention into the articulation of his hands and feet. His hands are particularly expressive. 111 Auditions The Salt Iake Acting Company will hold auditions Sunday for "Sylvia Plath" which opens at the company Marth 23. This play was originally produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in London and is a biographic synopsis of the poet. Much of the material is drawn from her collec tions of poetry, especially from Ariel MBAUmX' and Colossus. The produc tion will be directed by Meg Gibson. Gibson is looking for three women, an assistant director and technical assistants. Auditions are from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Church, Eliot Hall (13th E. 6th So.) Auditions for Pioneer Memorial Theatre's (PMT) production of "Robert and Elizabeth" will be held Friday from 12 noon to 3 p.m. on Lees Main Stage and Saturday from 12 noon to 3 p.m. in PMT 217. Call-ba- c ks will be held on Sunday. Singers should prepare a song either from the show or from an operetta of their choice. Dancers, who will be auditioned at 2 p.m. on Saturday, should be prepared to do ballet combinations given by the choreographer. Please wear appropriate dance clothes. A small photograph is required of those auditioning. All interested persons must sign up for an audition time slot outside the Main Office, PMT 205. Scores and scripts, available on a check out basis, are also in this office. An accompanist will be provided for the auditions. two-minu- (tEffitSfe unwHm te Texas Instruments Tl Programmable Rehearsals will begin on or about January 23, with performances starting on February 23. 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